Trade Liberalization and Welfare Distribution in Central America

2011 ◽  
pp. 345-373
Author(s):  
Maurizio Bussolo ◽  
Samuel Freije ◽  
Calvin Z. Djiofack ◽  
Melissa Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Trade Liberalization ◽  
Central America ◽  
Welfare Distribution

Intra-Regional vs. Extra-Regional Trade Liberalization in Central America

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (8) ◽  
pp. 1880-1892
Author(s):  
Adolfo Cristóbal Campoamor ◽  
Manuel Alejandro Cardenete Flores ◽  
Pedro Caldentey Del Pozo ◽  
Olexandr Nekhay
Keyword(s):  
Trade Liberalization ◽  
Central America ◽  
Regional Trade

scholarly journals Trade liberalization and economic growth in Central America

CEPAL Review ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 2003 (81) ◽  
pp. 151-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid ◽  
Esteban Perez
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Trade Liberalization ◽  
Central America

Liberalization of the Agricultural Sector in Northeast Asia: The Effects of the Doha Development Agenda

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
In Soo Kang ◽  
Yoocheul Song
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Trade Liberalization ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Northeast Asia ◽  
Welfare Gains ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Welfare Losses ◽  
Welfare Distribution

Despite its importance, the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) has not been successful so far. Although negotiations about agricultural-sector trade liberalization have been built into the agenda of the DDA, the views of countries within the Cairns group are not easily reconciled with those of non–Cairns group countries. This paper examines the quantitative effects of liberalization of the agricultural sector in Northeast Asia based on the proposal of Stuart Harbinson, chairman of WTO's agriculture negotiating committee. The simulations undertaken here suggest that welfare gains from partial agricultural liberalization would be relatively modest in China (US$59 million), South Korea (US$687 million), and Japan (US$2.4 billion). However, the welfare distribution would be very uneven in South Korea and Japan. Most of the welfare losses would originate from impacts on rice farmers in these two countries, and losses would be politically difficult to accept. If rice were to be treated as a strategic product, the uneven welfare distribution would be considerably mitigated.

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